The new 2020 Business Tech Priorities Report from Softcat reveals which technology solutions and services are mission critical today, helping organisations navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and which are being prioritised for recovery and future prosperity. The findings are based on the views of over 1,500 organisations in the UK and Ireland, across 21 industries.   Respondents overwhelmingly agreed that …

Husayn Kassai, CEO and Co-Founder of Onfido investigates how tech and healthcare are merging to re-introduce ‘normality’ post pandemic. Up until recently, that sense of ‘normality’ was beginning to return for the UK public. Now, with the UK entering into a national three-tier lockdown system, what ‘could have been’ feels …

XM Cyber, a specialist in breach and attack simulation (BAS) advanced cyber risk analytics and cloud security posture management, and Ivanti, is integrating its Ivanti patch management technology with the XM Cyber BAS platform. The enhanced solution is a result of XM Cyber’s partnership with Ivanti in which it has …

Barracuda has acquired Fyde, a ZTNA provider based in Palo Alto, Calif., and Porto, Portugal to expand the Barracuda CloudGen SASE platform with ZTNA capabilities. The Fyde solution is available immediately as Barracuda CloudGen Access to businesses of all sizes. It will be available in the coming weeks for Managed …

 Pete Watson, CEO, Atlas Cloud discuses how cloud is enabling secure hybrid working for the health sector The world of healthcare services has been a steady beacon of hope and admiration throughout the global pandemic. While many industries have unfortunately slowed down dramatically, professionals working in healthcare and medical centres, …

 CyberArk has announced its CyberArk Cloud Entitlements Manager,a privilege-based, artificial intelligence-powered service designed to strengthen the security of cloud environments. Through continuous monitoring of cloud access, CyberArk enforces least privilege by identifying and removing excessive cloud permissions that can leave organisations vulnerable – significantly reducing risk and improving overall visibility …

Maverick AV Solutions and Collabtech have launched expert training for teachers utilising the Microsoft Teams platform. David Johnson, general manager at Maverick AV Solutions said: “Microsoft Teams has become essential for modern learning at all stages of education. Many educators are familiar with the use of Microsoft Office, however the transition …

 McAfee Corp. has released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: November 2020, examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in Q2 2020. During this period, McAfee saw an average of 419 new threats per minute as overall new malware samples grew by 11.5%. A significant proliferation …

James Griffin, Redstor Chief Product Officer explains the dynamics behind the launch of Redstor’s Marketplace  What is Redstor launching and why? We are launching the Redstor Marketplace – a comprehensive, self-service portal for managed service providers. It allows MSPs to serve customers better, identify new revenue possibilities and turbo charge …

Commvault’s Metallic Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) solutions are now available across the EMEA region. Metallic’s enterprise-grade offerings including Metallic Office 365 Backup & Recovery, Metallic Endpoint Backup & Recovery and Metallic Core Backup & Recovery, are now available in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and …